An experimental peptide vaccine produced an immunologic response in more than half of study participants and was associated with longer event-free survival and periods of remission. Medscape Medical News
Increased expression of interleukin-8 is associated with poor clinical outcome in ovarian cancer, and blocking it might offer a new therapeutic approach. Medscape Medical News
Mutations in the JAK2 gene appear to be associated with nearly 20% of cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with Down syndrome. Medscape Medical News
Uninsured patients and those covered by Medicaid are far more likely to present with advanced-stage cancer at diagnosis than those with private coverage. Medscape Medical News
In addition to stimulating the formation of erythrocytes, erythropoietin can enhance pathologic proliferation of blood vessel, and could affect patients with cancer and other conditions related to abnormal blood vessel growth. Medscape Medical News
